[The Epoch Times, 22 settembre 2022](The Epoch TimesUK.Reporter Station Report) From the evening of September 14 to the morning of September 19,Queen of EnglandMore than 250,000 people are estimated to have lined up to pay homage to the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament.
At its peak, the line was nearly seven miles long, with people lining up for 24 hours for a chance to pass the queen’s coffin.
The procession starts at the Houses of Parliament and heads south towards Lambeth Bridge, then continues along the south bank of the Thames, passing by London Bridge, Tower Bridge and ending in Southwark Park. In the park, barricades were set up for the rows, which at one point extended for miles.
On the morning of the 16th, when Southwark Park’s capacity reached its limit, it was temporarily suspended to allow more people to enter the park to queue. But this did not affect the people in the queue at all and there was a long queue outside the park gate just to be able to enter the park.
The charity St John Ambulance, which provides medical services to those in the queue, said about 2,012 people in the queue need to be cared for. In five days, they brought 240 people in line to the hospital for treatment.
The people who came to pay their respects came from all walks of life, from men and women, to the elderly and children. As people passed in front of the queen’s coffin, some bowed, others bowed, others crossed their chests, and others paused to take a closer look at the coffin of the only queen in their life.
Queue up twice in a row
At around 10:40 pm on the 18th, the lines to pay homage to the coffin were closed.The last mourner was a woman who wasUK.Active duty members of the Air Force. He said she was “proud” and had the opportunity to show her admiration for the queen to show her sincere feelings for her.
He also said it was the second time he had lined up to pay homage to the queen’s coffin. The first time, she started lining up at 5pm on Sunday (6pm) and saw the queen’s coffin at 1:15 am in the middle of the night.
She said, “The first time I walked into that hall, I felt the need to walk again, so I was the last. The first time it was too fast and I felt it wasn’t enough. I was at the end of the line. and moved on. Stay last because I don’t want to take someone else’s place.
He queued for a total of 14 hours, which he said “it was worth it”. She also watched the Queen’s funeral procession near Parliament.
A 96-year-old man lined up
Probably the eldest of the line was a 96-year veteran. He is the same age as the queen and feels “like growing up with her”.
He said that in 1936, when he was nine, he and his parents visited the coffin of Queen George V’s grandfather. At that time, he stood in line for several hours. “This time the line looked very familiar and the people were very friendly.”
Former Beckham star also queued for 14 hours to see the queen’s coffin.
Scientists study the culture of tails
Queuing is a proud British culture that began in England’s Victorian era. People think queuing is the right thing. In conjunction with the opportunity of hundreds of thousands of people queuing, British scientists rushed to the queue scene and actively collected various research materials.
According to The Times, this includes 15 UK university psychologists studying crowd psychology, including experts from the universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh, Sussex, Dundee and others. The research includes the dynamics and behavior of queuing crowds.
Stephen Reicher, a professor of psychology at the University of St Andrews, said the queue test was seen by those in line as part of the experience: “That difficulty is one of the reasons I’m Determination. It makes sense because it’s difficult. ‘The queen can serve us for 70 years and we can devote seven hours to her.’ “
He also said that through observation, he discovered that only a portion of the queuing crowd were “die-hard fans” of the royal family. Many people went to pay their respects to the queen’s coffin because the queen’s death reminded them of their deceased relatives, expressing the Queen weeping. Their own grief, and not just mourning the queen, some came to “be part of the story”. ◇
Responsible editor: Chen Bin
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